From my real-world testing, you shouldn't really expect to get more than 30-40 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up in a typical scenario. If you're competing with DSL,
For the most part, he isn’t competing with DSL. He is competing with cable. It looks like Comcast does service the area.
Another thing that stands out was that the article mentioned he was paying $1000 for a “< 1Gpbs” Fiber line.
From the link on what’s available in Scranton, it looks like Comcast also offers 1Gbps downloads.
He also said that he has 200 customers - mostly business.
I don’t see how this makes sense from an investment standpoint to offer service in an area that doesn’t appear to be underserved.
I’m definitely no fan of Comcast, but their business internet service is straightforward. If I’m running a business, the cost difference between Comcast and Loop is neglible.
Personally, I’m glad to have the much better, cheaper, gigabit service from AT&T, but I would grin and bare Comcast again if I had too.
I don't have an answer for your question, but I believe you've misquoted the article. It was <$1000 for a 1Gbps circuit, not $1000 for a <1Gbps circuit.
I've met Chris and I told him that if I didn't live so far outside of the city I would be happy to pay him for service to my home. I have decent speeds through Comcast but their customer service is atrocious. Telcos have a monopoly in most areas and they know it and act accordingly.
Yes Comcast is the definition of poor customer service. We were forced to have them when we lived in an apartment. I haven’t had any issues with the customer service I received from AT&T and before that Bellsouth. But I also use OTT providers for TV service.
AT&T Fiber in my experience is a lot more reliable than Comcast ever was. Even thier old DSL was reliable.
My mom has had DSL for years in the small town I grew up in. She got cable internet when I stayed there for the summer because I needed more speed to work remotely. But she decided to keep both. The cable for better speeds and she said after 50 years of dealing with the phone company and 40 years dealing with cable, she trusts the phone company’s reliability more.
If a smaller ISP could offer the reliability of the incumbents, I might switch just to support them, but they would have to do a lot to gain my trust.
For the most part, he isn’t competing with DSL. He is competing with cable. It looks like Comcast does service the area.
Another thing that stands out was that the article mentioned he was paying $1000 for a “< 1Gpbs” Fiber line.
From the link on what’s available in Scranton, it looks like Comcast also offers 1Gbps downloads.
He also said that he has 200 customers - mostly business.
I don’t see how this makes sense from an investment standpoint to offer service in an area that doesn’t appear to be underserved.
I’m definitely no fan of Comcast, but their business internet service is straightforward. If I’m running a business, the cost difference between Comcast and Loop is neglible.
Personally, I’m glad to have the much better, cheaper, gigabit service from AT&T, but I would grin and bare Comcast again if I had too.